Abigail Spencer
Acting
Abigail Leigh Spencer (born August 4, 1981) is an American actress known for her roles in several television series. A native of Florida, she began her career on the ABC daytime television soap opera All My Children playing Rebecca Tyree from 1999 to 2001, before going on to star in the short-lived Lifetime crime drama series Angela's Eyes (2006). Spencer has appeared in films such as In My Sleep (2010), Cowboys & Aliens (2011), This Means War (2012), Chasing Mavericks (2012), The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (2013), Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), and This Is Where I Leave You (2014). On television, she has had recurring roles on Mad Men, Hawthorne, and Suits. From 2013 to 2016, Spencer starred as Amantha Holden in the SundanceTV drama series Rectify, for which she received a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination. In 2016, Spencer began playing the leading role of history professor Lucy Preston in the NBC series Timeless.
Known for
Acting59
tvBest Medicine
2026
Louisa Glasson
tvExtended Family
2023
Julia Mariano
tvShatter Belt
2023
Ramina
tvRebel
2021
Dr. Misha Nelson
tvReprisal
2019
Doris Dearie / Katherine Harlow
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Self - Guest / Self
tvWayne
2019
Donna Luccetti
movieButtons
2018
Annabelle (Adult)
tv9-1-1
2018
Detective Amber Braeburn
movieThe Sweet Life
2017
Lolita
movieThree Women
2017
Madeline
tvTimeless
2016
Lucy Preston
movieA Walk in Winter
2015
Abigail
movieH8RZ
2015
Laura Sedgewick
movieThe Forger
2014
DEA Agent Catherine Paisley
movieThis Is Where I Leave You
2014
Quinn Altman
tvTrue Detective
2014
Gena Brune
tvRectify
2013
Amantha Holden
movieKilimanjaro
2013
Yvonne
movieChasing Mavericks
2012
Brenda Hesson
tvBurning Love
2012
Annie
tvSuits
2011
Dana Scott
tvThe Glades
2010
Ashley Carter
tvRex Is Not Your Lawyer
2010
Lindsey Steers
tvCastle
2009
Sarah Reed
tvChildrens Hospital
2008
Young Cheif / Chief in Her 20s / Maxine Spratt
movieJekyll
2007
Talia Carew
tvMoonlight
2007
Simone Walker
tvPrivate Practice
2007
Rachel
tvMad Men
2007
Suzanne Farrell
tvAngela's Eyes
2006
Angela Clinton
tvGhost Whisperer
2005
Cindy Brown
tvBones
2005
Phillipa Fitz
movieFathers and Sons
2005
Clarissa
tvGrey's Anatomy
2005
Megan Hunt
movieCampfire Stories
2001
Melissa
tvCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Becky Lester
tvGilmore Girls
2000
Megan
tvLaw & Order
1990
Michelle Burns
tvPeople's Choice Awards
1975
Self - Presenter
Production2
movieThe Actor
2025
Producer
movieWinter Light
2015
Producer